Credit: The Associated Press

In this July 21, 2014, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson answers a question during a news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference Football kickoff in Greensboro, N.C. Johnson points to a string of high finishes in the ACC's Coastal Division as proof criticism of his program is unwarranted. Still, the Yellow Jackets enter 2014 looking to improve on back-to-back seven-win finishes, to finish in the Top 25 for the first time since 2009 and to end a streak of five straight losses to state rival Georgia. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

ATLANTA — Paul Johnson's first two years at Georgia Tech are looking better and better — and increasingly distant in the past.

Since winning a combined 20 games in 2008 and 2009, Georgia Tech has averaged seven wins the last four years. The Yellow Jackets, looking for their first Top 25 finish since 2009, are trying to end an ugly streak of five straight losses to state rival Georgia.